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Grave Yard

Ghost town · Watauga County, North Carolina

Boone quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
Boone quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grave Yard is a ghost town in Watauga County, North Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Watauga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grave Yard as a historical populated place on the Boone topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.2407° N, 81.7351° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoone
Elevation3,374 ft
Nearest living townValle Crucis, NC
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1805910
Coordinates36.24068, -81.73511

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What's there now

Grave Yard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Valle Crucis, NC (population 243), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,374 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Grave Yard?

Grave Yard is in Watauga County, North Carolina, at 36.2407, -81.7351.

How many ghost towns are in Watauga County?

Watauga County, North Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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